Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-03-18

The committee of conference on bill an
act to repeal an act amending sec. 46, chap.
80, revised statutes, relating to the measure
of milk, reported disagreement
On motion of Mr.. Manley the House insisted
and raised a new committee.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Marley,
York and Purington of BOwdoin.
The committee of conference on bill an act
to amend sec. 3. chap. l27, revised statutes,
relating to malicious mischief, reported that
the Senate recede and concur with the House
in the passage of the bill to be engrossed.
The report was accepted.
Bill an act to cede to the United States
jurisdiction over Widows Island, came from
| the Senate passed to be engrossed. under
| suspension of the rules; the rules were sus-
pended, bill read three times and passed to
| be engrOssed.
| Report of the Committee on Railroads,
reference to the next legislature, on the inter-
State commerce bill, came up by special
| assignment.
MIR. Dickey moved to concur with the
Senate in the acceptance of the report.
| Mr.. Noble of Lewiston advocated the pas
sage of the bill
He was followed BY Mr.. Libby of Burnham
who supported the measure.
| Mr.. Dickey opposed the bill.
| Mr.. Walton thought that while this matter
had come up too late IN the session there were
complaints of the railroads of the State in
this regard. and he thought the matter ought
to he called to their attention so that the ex.
listing evils could be r.medied.
| Mr.. Moore stated the position of the com.
mittee ard their action in the matter.
Mr.. Looney thought the matter ought to
GO over because the time was too limited to
| give it that C ,nsideratiOn it needed.
Mr.. Condor favored the bill as regulating
| the commerce in our State as tn. Inter State
Commerce bill regulated the railways operat-
ing between States.
| Mr.. Wakefield though. the bill could not
be determined at this late hour on its merits,
and therefore he favored its going over to
| the next legislature.
The debate was continued by Messrs.
O'Brien, Clark of Calais. Roberts of Bruins
wick. against the bill, and Mr. Randall for
Mr.. Randall moved the previous question.
| The House ordered the previous question.
Mr.. Randall called for TIE yeas and nays,
which the House ordered.
| The questi IN WAS then taken on concurring
with the Senate in r. ftrring the bill to the
next legislature, and it prevailed by the fol-
| lowing vote:
| yEA-Messrs. Adams. Alexander. Allen. Barker.
Bennett. Billing'. Hoynton. I,radlsh. Carleton,
OF Bangor, Clark Of Calais Clark u Caribou.
Condor. Gushing. Cats. hickey. Dotcn. Dow.
| Cumberland. Hamilton of Gouldsboro. Harding Of
| Durham. harding Of Gorham, harrington. Hawkes.,
Hayden. ilcrsey. Jewet udkin. Levensalrr. Libby
| OF Slattawank, az. Lombard Looney ,Iufkn. LYONS
Maui Mason. Moore oil Deeting. Moore OF Gardiner.
Morrill,. o. rien. Neallcv: Newb TT. parcher. Pow.
Kicker. hoberts of brunswick. Roberts of Dexter.
| K, der. Sanborn OF Island Falls sanborn of stand
,sh SAWYER; Sh shaw. si:by. spinnsy sturgls.
Widbcr. wiswell. William. Wright, York.-.a.
NAY-Messrs Alden. Aver. Bradley. Brown.
crf of saoo Gouer
Libbey Of Burnham. Ltleield lof Pro ,pect, Mob e,
Palmer. Purintoh OF Rowdoin. Randall. Russell.
Wentworth, Weymouth, Virgin. Wilson. Wood,
man.-al.
AnsExr-Messr:. Beal: Bishop, Bowker. Cook.
Gagnon, Clifford. Glover. G eene, Greer, Grindle.
Harper. Head. Hobson, Horigan. Jones. Kcegan,
ratisngall. feiroe. Poole. Richards. Ross, Scam.
man. Smith. Talbot. Thurlow. varney. Walton.
Watts, wedgewood, whitcomb. Wiley.-43.
/ On motion of Mr.. Powers of Houlton,
under suspension of rules,
Ordered, That on account of sickness and
iupotteut puUiIC OuSiucBB, a. u. W ALTON OIL
SkOwhegan be excused from further atten-
dance on the House after 3 o'clock, March
| 18th, 1887.
The report of the conference committee
on the temperance bill came from the Senate
read and accepted, and was read and acce ted
in concurrence, bill as amended passed to
be engrossed.
I On motion of Mr.. Barker of Bangor the
House took a recess until o'clock
| AFTERNOON.
i The House re-assembled at P. NJ, Mr.,
Fogg of Portland in the chair.
Papers from the Senate disposed Of in con-
currrBce.
The following bills were
| PASSED TO he ESAcTED.
Bill an act to authoriz. towns to hold
money for cemetery purposes.
Bill an act to amend sec. 4. chap. al, re.